Forest Blakk

Forest Blakk is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter.

Career

In 2015 he released "Love Me", his first single.Mike Bell, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/jesse-james-cameron-loses-his-innocence-returns-as-forest-blakk-with-love-me "Jesse-James Cameron loses his Innocence, returns as Forest Blakk with Love Me"]. Calgary Herald, February 12, 2015. The song reached #34 on the Canadian hot adult contemporary charts in Billboard.[https://www.billboard.com/charts/search/results/?chart-artistname=Forest+Blakk "Chart History: Forest Blakk"]. Billboard. His second single, "Where I First Found You", followed in 2017,Mitch Mosk, [https://atwoodmagazine.com/wiffy-forest-blakk-first-found-you/ "PREMIERE: A DEEPER LOVE IN FOREST BLAKK’S MOVING “WHERE I FIRST FOUND YOU”]. Atwood Magazine, December 7, 2017. and the EP Minutes was released in 2018.Tori Hartshorn, [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Forest-Blakk-Announces-Debut-EP-MINUTES-20180709 "Forest Blakk Announces Debut EP MINUTES"]. Broadway World, July 9, 2018.

His second EP, Sideways, followed in 2020.Tricia Despres, [https://americansongwriter.com/forest-blakk-i-wish-i-knew-song/ "Forest Blakk Offers Up Introspective Look at Love and Love Lost on 'I Wish I Knew'"]. American Songwriter, May 1, 2020. In 2021, a remix of his single "If You Love Her" as a duet with Meghan Trainor peaked #61 on the Canadian Hot 100, and scored him his first Billboard chart placements in the United States on the Emerging Artists and Adult Top 40 Airplay charts. "If You Love Her" has now been certified Platinum by the RIAA in the US for sales equivalents over one million copies.https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=forest+blakk&ti=if+you+love+her&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section Forest's single "Fall Into Me," co-written with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=forest+blakk&ti=fall+into+me&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section

He was a nominee for the Juno Fan Choice Award at the Juno Awards of 2022.Deja B, [https://hiphopcanada.com/2022-juno-awards-nominees-list/ "The full list of 2022 JUNO Awards Nominees including Rap Single of the Year & Rap Album/EP of the Year"]. HipHopCanada, March 1, 2022.